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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 87076

This laboratory service identifies a specific type of bacteria that grows only in the absence of oxygen, after it has already been isolated from a sample taken from the body. Extra testing steps are used to pin down exactly which anaerobic organism is present, which helps guide antibiotic choice. It is typically performed as a follow-up step after an initial culture shows bacterial growth.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$4.79 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$11.75 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $5 to $85Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$16.22

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nebraska· 33rd of 51

$7.76

VT $33.88MD $6.03

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.